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Squid Game 'Cast

Podcastica 31 Episodes Nov 22, 2025

Squid Game 'Cast is a deep-dive podcast analyzing the hit Netflix series Squid Game. The hosts explore the show's themes of desperation, inequality, greed, morality, human nature, and survival, while also acknowledging its disturbing violence. They discuss the show's depth, nuance, and heart, and encourage listener participation via email, voice messages, and social media. Produced by Podcastica, a network that has been creating episode-by-episode TV recaps for over ten years.

Episodes

29: Squid Game: The Challenge S2E9 Nov 22, 2025 4234 The finale! Daphne and Nathan enjoyed talking through the exciting Season 2 finale episode of Squid Game: The Challenge, the reality show based on Squid Game. We go into detail about all the games and tests, the psychological and strategic dynamics, our favorites and least favorites, comparisons to the Squid Game series and more! As we mentioned on the podcast, if you'd like to vote for one of

28: Squid Game: The Challenge S2E5-8 Nov 18, 2025 6176 Daphne and Nathan had a blast talking through the second four Season 2 episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge, the reality show based on Squid Game. We go into detail about all the games and tests, the psychological and strategic dynamics, our favorites and least favorites, comparisons to the Squid Game series and more!We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squ

BONUS: Pluribus S1E1&2 "We Is Us" & "Pirate Lady" Nov 8, 2025 4315 Hey all, here’s another bonus episode, this time on the crazy new Apple TV show, Pluribus. Pluribus is the latest show from Breaking Bad creator, Vince Gilligan, who in our book is one of the all-time great TV creators. His writing is intelligent, meticulous, unexpected, and wry, and this show is wild. It’s very Twilight Zone-y. Creepy, thought provoking, thrilling, extremely odd in the best wa

27: Squid Game: The Challenge S2E1-4 Nov 8, 2025 7257 Daphne and Nathan had a blast talking through the first four Season 2 episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge, the reality show based on Squid Game. We go into detail about all the games and tests, the psychological and strategic dynamics, our favorites and least favorites, comparisons to the Squid Game series and more! We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about S

BONUS: Introducing Wax Episodic — Alien: Earth S1E1&2 Aug 16, 2025 8541 Bonus Episode: Introducing Wax Episodic Hi, Jason here. This is a special bonus episode reposted from my new podcast, Wax Episodic, where I cover top-tier, story-rich TV shows one season at a time with different co-hosts. We’re kicking things off with Alien: Earth, and I wanted to share the first episode here so you can check it out. If you like it, please consider subscribing to Wax Episodic

26: "Humans Are..." (Squid Game S3E6) Aug 4, 2025 6241 Here it is, our take on the final episode of this incredible series. It wasn’t as triumphant of an ending as we might’ve hoped, but there are some silver linings in there. Join Veronica, David, and Jason as we talk it out. Thanks so much to all of you who listened along with us. We appreciate it! If you’re looking for something to watch (and a podcast to go along with it), we hope you’ll ch

25: "○△□" (Squid Game S3E5) Jul 25, 2025 4247 Thrilling penultimate episode of this series, with action on all fronts, and a totally f$@ked up cliffhanger where this baby and our hero Gi-hun’s lives are in the balance. Join Veronica and I to talk it out. Next up: It’s the Squid Game series finale, S3E6 “Humans are…”. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode, the season, or the series as a whole. You can email or send a voice me

24: "222" (Squid Game S3E4) Jul 18, 2025 5948 Sad. Depressing. Also great! It’s Squid Game! Lots to dig into this week as the storylines feel like they’re all coming to a head. Join Jason and Veronica to talk it out. Next up: Squid Game S3E5 “○△□”. Light us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at faceboo

23: "It's Not Your Fault" (Squid Game S3E3) Jul 12, 2025 4467 Another great, tragic, disturbing episode in what is shaping up to be a season in many ways on par with the first one. Here are Veronica and David to talk it out! Next up: Squid Game S3E4 “222”. Light us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/gr

22: "The Starry Night" (Squid Game S3E2) Jul 5, 2025 4878 This episode the “players” are pitted against one another in arguably the most vicious, disturbing game in the series’ history. It’s a lot. Veronica and Jason are here to talk it through. Next up: Squid Game S3E3 “It's Not Your Fault”. Light us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment p

21: "Keys and Knives" (Squid Game S3E1) Jun 28, 2025 5977 Ready or not, Squid Game is back with a twisted, f#%ed up, and at times badass opener for this final season. Join Daphne, Veronica, and Jason as we talk it out! Next up: Squid Game S3E2 “Starry Night”. Light us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook

20: "Friend or Foe" (Squid Game S2E7) Feb 6, 2025 7376 Gi-hun is finally taking it to the man (but at what cost?) in another intense, disturbing episode. Daphne, Veronica, and Jason are here to talk it out. Next up: Squid Game season 3 drops this summer, on June 27. We’ll talk to you then! In the meantime, Podcastica is gearing up for Yellowjackets, Cobra Kai, The White Lotus, Andor, Daredevil: Born Again, The Last of Us, and The Handmaid’s Tale, a

19: "O X" (Squid Game S2E6) Jan 29, 2025 5613 Intense episode this week! Veronica’s out sick, so I quickly formed a group of two with myself and Jenny Ryan to talk it out. Whew! Next up: It’s the Squid Game season two finale, S2E7 “Friend or Foe”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/grou

18: "One More Game" (Squid Game S2E5) Jan 23, 2025 5931 Karen and David join Jason this week to talk about what we all thought was the best episode of the season so far. But what the hell is In-ho up to though? Next up: Squid Game S2E6 “O X”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.

17: "Six Legs" (Squid Game S2E4) Jan 15, 2025 6629 Squid Game has always shown the juxtaposition between the childlike and the horrific, and the beautiful and the grotesque, but this season it’s also very much leaning into the intense and the goofy. Is that working? Join Veronica and Jason as we talk it out! Links: Donate to LA Fire Department: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYCsJMFXSed_-UIi4B8i6-ABSy

16: "001" (Squid Game S2E3) Jan 8, 2025 5852 Back to the games! A few new twists on this otherwise familiar situation made this episode a lot of fun (in a darkly twisted way, of course). Listen in as Daphne and Jason break it down. Next up: Squid Game S2E4 “Six Legs”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episod

15: "Halloween Party" (Squid Game S2E2) Jan 2, 2025 5162 Ooh, things are getting interesting this ep, with that great twist at the end, and we think this season is shaping up to be a great evolution of the series. John Veronica and Jason as we talk it out. Next up: Squid Game S2E3 “001”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for eac

14: "Bread and Lottery" (Squid Game S2E1) Dec 27, 2024 5067 Squid Game is back and is so far delivering on the promise of the season one finale, which is that Seong Gi-hun would try to find the leaders of the game. But is it good? Join Daphne, David, and Jason as we talk it through. Next up: Squid Game S2E2 “Halloween Party”. Once you’ve seen it, send us your thoughts and we’ll respond on the podcast. You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@p

13: Squid Game Season One Catch-Up Dec 19, 2024 4978 Squid Game returns next week (Dec 26) for its long-awaited second season, and we’re excited to get to it! It’s been awhile, so Daphne and Jason are here to catch you up on everything that happened in the first season, what stood out to us the most, and our hopes for season two! Squid Game Season 2 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1sGgHUo88 Next up: Squid Game S2E1 “Bread and Lottery”. On

12: "One Lucky Day" (Squid Game S1E9) Jan 18, 2024 6213 Squid Game season one comes to a fittingly gloomy end, with some intriguing teases for possible directions in season two, and Karen is here to talk it through with David and Jason.Thanks everyone for listening along with us, and we hope you found the show to be as worthwhile as we did. Keep us in your feed, as we plan to be back for Squid Game season two, which we’re hoping will drop sometime late

11: "Front Man" (Squid Game S1E8) Jan 11, 2024 6349 In some ways a quieter episode here near the end, but in some ways more tense, emotional, and tragic than ever. As always, lots to talk about, and in particular we had an in-depth back-and-forth about the morality of Sang Woo. Join Jason, David, and Veronica as we talk it through. We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squid Game, so send them in! You can emai

10: "VIPs" (Squid Game S1E7) Jan 4, 2024 5393 It’s the infamous, brutal glass bridge this week. Talk about a f#%ed-up game. And the sleazy “VIPs” have arrived to watch alongside, you know…. us ;) Join David, Daphne, and Jason to talk it through. We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squid Game, so send them in! You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group

9: "Gganbu" (Squid Game S1E6) Dec 28, 2023 6397 Ooh, here’s maybe the best episode of Squid Game and just a standout episode of any TV show ever, in our estimation. Marbles anyone? We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squid Game, so send them in! You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/g

8: "A Fair World" (Squid Game S1E5) Dec 20, 2023 5109 No one trusts anyone in this intriguing behind-the-scenes episode, as Jun-ho gets in deeper, finds out all about the depraved organa-harvesting operation, and learns more about the nature of the games and his brother’s relationship to them. Squid Game room-scale VR experience: https://sandboxvr.com/ We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squid Game, so send th

7: "Stick to the Team" (Squid Game S1E4) Dec 13, 2023 6363 Just went you thought s#!t couldn’t get any more real on Squid Game, it did this episode. Kinda turned into a prison movie. So brutal, and well-crafted, and thought provoking as always. We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about Squid Game, so send them in! You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put

6: Squid Game: The Challenge S1 Finale Dec 9, 2023 7013 Squid Game: The Challenge season 1 is done! Join Jonathan, Daphne, and Jason around our triangular dinner table as we go through the finale with all our thoughts. Plus we talk through the “making of” special with behind-the-scenes info on all the games and the series as a whole, some news with some updates from Ashley about the glass bridge game and Dylan about his conduct in the marbles game, and

5: "The Man with the Umbrella" (Squid Game S1E3) Dec 5, 2023 5796 We’re back to the real Squid Game show this episode, as are 93% of the players who’ve decided it’s better to risk death than to stay in their miserable lives. It’s a dark premise, but this episode was surprisingly light and fun… you know, aside from all the shootings. Daphne joins David and Jason this week to talk it out! We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about

4: Squid Game: The Challenge S1E6-9 Dec 3, 2023 7067 456 players winnowed down to just a few in these most recent, tension-filled episodes of the Squid-Game-based reality show, and we found it just as riveting (and at times, infuriating) to watch. Join Daphne, Jonathan, and Jason as we talk it through, and then join us later in the week for an episode on the season finale!We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts about S

3: Squid Game: The Challenge S1E1-5 Nov 30, 2023 6992 Jason, Daphne, and Jonathan had a blast talking through the first five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge, the new reality show based on Squid Game. We go into detail about all the games and tests, the psychological and strategic dynamics, our favorites and least favorites, comparisons to the Squid Game series and more! We love reading, playing, and responding to your comments and thoughts abou

2: "Hell" (Squid Game S1E2) Nov 29, 2023 6861 So interesting to have an episode set back in the normal world so early in the show, which seems like a strange choice, but it’s important to the story and David, Jason, and special guest Karen (yay!) are here to tell you why we think so. Stay tuned to the end if you want to hear a spoilery segment talking about how some of the events in this episode relate to later episodes.We love reading, playi

1: "Red Light, Green Light" (Squid Game S1E1) Nov 22, 2023 5983 The desperation builds in this first episode of this brilliant series. If you’re on the fence about whether the brutality of this show is too much, we hope to convince you that there’s a lot of gold to be mined with this show, and also that though the brutality is an essential part of it, it’s only one part of what makes Squid Game stand out. Join Jason, David, and Veronica as we talk it through!

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